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                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                  
                         for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                          

                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                              
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
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                                     Ex parte BARBARA O. SAUER                                               
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                                             Appeal 2006-2014                                                
                                          Application 09/745,006                                             
                                          Technology Center 3700                                             
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                                          Decided: April 23, 2007                                            
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                Before BRADLEY R. GARRIS, CHUNG K. PAK and                                                   
                LINDA M. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
                GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         
                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
                      Appellant appeals the final rejection of claims 2-7 and 9-18 under                     
                35 U.S.C. § 134.  We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C.                 
                § 6(b).                                                                                      
                      We AFFIRM.                                                                             

                                                INTRODUCTION                                                 
                      Appellant invented a disposable absorbent article and a method for                     
                producing a disposable absorbent article (Specification 4, claims 3 and 15).                 




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